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Ian Murray vs Ian Byrne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 985 shared comparable votes.

958 same votes 27 different votes 985 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
82 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
82 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 11 No
Education 96% aligned 48 shared votes
37 Aye 11 No
53 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
35 Aye 89 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
33 Aye 91 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 398 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,722
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
955
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
767
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
145
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
192 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Benefits
65 of 83 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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